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Design Made at Airlie Gardens

  • Minnie Evans, Design Made at Airlie Gardens, 1967, oil and mixed media on canvas mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1972.44

Gallery Label
Minnie Evans lived most of her life in North Carolina. At seventeen, she found work as a gatekeeper in the lush gardens of a coastal estate, Airlie-on-Sound, which became a public park in 1949. Evans felt inspired by God to celebrate his resplendent creations with art. In free moments, she drew or painted floral scenes with goddess-like figures in their midst.
Title
Design Made at Airlie Gardens
Artist
Minnie Evans
Date
1967
On View
  1. Smithsonian American Art Museum
  2. 1st Floor
  3. West Wing
Dimensions
19 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (50.5 x 60.6 cm)
Copyright
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of the artist

Mediums
mixed media
oil
Mediums Description
oil and mixed media on canvas mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Painting
Keywords
  • Object – flower
  • Figure – fragment – face
  • Object – foliage
  • Fantasy
Object Number
1972.44
Palette
Linked Open Data URI

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